Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pick away at

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables: pick- -away at
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To continually or inexorably harm someone; to continue to do harm; to needle over time; to weaken someone over time.

Inflected Forms

picks away at (present, singular) picking away at (participle, present) picked away at (participle, past) picked away at (past)

Questions

What does pick away at mean?: To continually or inexorably harm someone; to continue to do harm; to needle over time; to weaken someone over time.

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